"New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver's next blockbuster thriller"-- A tragedy occurs at a small concert venue on the Monterey Peninsula. Cries of "fire" are raised and, panicked, people run for the doors, only to find them blocked. A half dozen people die and others are seriously injured. But it's the panic and the stampede that killed; there was no fire. Kathryn Dance --a brilliant California Bureau of Investigation agent and body language...

"An artful exploration of how the language of science has replaced old mythologies" --

Celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers the author admires above all others, from Jane Austen to Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan.

While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community. Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying 'mean girls' the likes of which she hasn't encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of home. But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics...

Fishing boat captain Baker Dill leads a quiet life as he provides tours in the beautiful waters near Plymouth Island. Despite trying to live in solitude and peace, Dill is soon wrapped up in a much more complex situation. His ex-wife Karen shows up seeking help for her and her son. She asks Dill to get rid of her new violent husband in the ocean waters for good. Now Baker must contemplate the weight of his decisions while he also questions the reality...

"Hidden Tuscany vividly displays the coastal areas of Tuscany, a territory often overlooked by visitors to Italy eager to see Chianti, Florence or Siena. Veteran journalist and Italophile John Keahey points out the keen distinctions that the western cities maintain: in food, lifestyle, and the way its artists are paving new directions in art that differ mightily from the Renaissance-rich interior. Keahey interviews sculptors and their artigiani, craftsmen...

"El laberinto de la soledad, una obra maestra escrita por Octavio Paz, uno de los mas grandes escritores y poetas de habla hispana del siglo xx. Este libro es una profunda reflexion sobre la identidad y la cultura mexicana, pero tambien aborda temas universales como la soledad, la libertad y la busqueda del sentido de la vida, el autor nos invita a reflexionar sobre nuestra propia identidad y la forma en que nos relacionamos con el mundo que nos rodea....